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Rockwall County adopts FY2026 budget, sets 2025 tax rate at $0.251 per $100 after late revenue adjustments
Summary
After finding unconfirmed interlocal revenue and debating cuts and contingency, the court approved the FY2026 budget by a 4-1 vote and adopted a 0.251 tax rate by a 5-0 vote.
Rockwall County Commissioners on Sept. 23 approved the FY2026 budget and set the county's 2025 ad valorem tax rate at $0.251 per $100 of assessed value.
Budget approval followed an extensive morning debate over revenue assumptions and last-minute adjustments. Commissioners discovered that previously included revenue from an interlocal agreement with McClendon Chisholm had not been approved by that city, creating a $264,712 gap in projected income; a separate discrepancy in expected dispatch revenue from Royce City was also discussed. The court tightened spending and moved several line items before approving the budget.
Key actions and votes - The commission voted to add one full-time sheriff deputy to the authorized headcount but left the position unfunded; the motion passed 5-0. The deputy would be added as an…
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